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western carolinian vol vi salisbury j <* tit-spat l_tj/y , 0 if so 207 by philo white roads the terms of the western carolinian will to the citisen of mecklenburg lincoln iredell ,- â– fei be as lollnw-i three usuurs a year wilkes surry aahe itott an and cabarrus '-..'. p:me,',fi4nli,â€žu 1 (, vrpt at the npli h '** imc <*">Â« e citizens ol ihe web imiii 11 iâ€ži,iii ; s a p.,,,1 tern part ol this state should look forward advertisements will be inserted at any oen for some benefit 10 be derived from the like a great canal o ui nd roads leading into it from the i ,, cent aetilcmctits on there rivrs and frequently from ever hern wi i , like tributary streams to this main tat mad for us all to carry our prcchic to our many markets t'n this road thei will be no waters to detr.i u r >-, iii . tbe damage ol our load o drown oui noises nod drives a sad calamity that attends the present roads of which v,o have evidence eve year mixehaj tun he pyrites by this method than lhe treat ment ttith lead " | mr p.ditor ab the north-carolina cold mines have attracted considerable attention throughout tho united states and many persons are now employed in searching for the precious metal tfic fol lowing ktlact from ...,,.!., l ,,â€ž minerslogj i metallurgy may not be unacceptable to that portion ol your rea ders whose opportunities hatcn.it afibr ded them leisure lo examine this subject these extracts however relate to the mines of south america and l-*iirope,*tcc dm in some respects they are applicable lo ihe north-carolina mine . m:mv ol tfic diffi uliies :,' nve cnume r i'i-d an no occur in wo i ii â– â– il e north carolina gold mine : lhe gold is al um found pure tl it ea 1 s pi rated f.'.m tin earth lit ,. . .â€¢ -. â– ,!, , ommori cil'atlvan c mil lies iv h i.t.rr lhe i ktcnt an i i ii ol ti mines nr known lo en i rprizlng im it iduals lhe will no doubt fie worked mi an extensive acol - nnd then immense cjiiantiiiesol gold must im found in limit t scumming the surface of the earth several pieces l 11 have been found worth 8150 r4s0 8500 ami 81800 this s certainly encouraging to ihe enterprising capitalist v iny tunc 27:1 ii xurrs per square for the drat insertion ind twent live cent for each subsequent one all i it ad ir 1 to tho editor must be psst-pai'l in tin v will not be attended to resources expended iy this state foi in ternal improvements we bate a board of internal improvement organized with state itngin ter â€” they have been in opera tion for several years and nl considerable expense ; hut their operations have been confined to the seabourd or to places ad j icenl and principally to thc east in see tion of lhe slate the geographical situ tion of ihe above counties together withj four others still more to the west is s.icbj as to receive little benefit from ihe opera j linns of the hoard heretofore executed unless we can have roads o carry our produce to fayettevilie or wilmington it is rue :. road from fayet'eville to mot ganton has been laid out and opened by act of assrmbly ; and it is also true that a great part of that toad is loiind impas sable bv loaded wagons and is on nl isl and grown up owing lo its being laid out over all the lulls sua up and waicr cour ses which intersect a direct line between pcrbtps ask how are wc to obtain ibis groar object ! dy instructing oui member to lhe legislature to obtain a certain sum to defray the expense of viewing and surveying the diltci cut routes under thc direction of our slate engineer ; and a few say 3 nr 4 old intelligent wagoners selected from wilkes ami ihe upper end of iredell to view this ridse and survey it on lo the slate line on ootb sides of the head ol i inch's creek nnd from thence lo cam den und cl.cr.iti ; and also io surrey the present route t cumdcn l,v charlotte crossing near tin inn , ilhs o sugar creek and m'alpit.'s creek by lancaster to camden ; also i hi present route lo che raw bv wadcsborsugh c these mir veyr being made uul the ground well viewed they will cinhlc any judicious set of men to detcrm'.ne on the ionic to he pursued for a lasting and permanent j.oac â€žâ€ž â€ž,,., i y ,, â€ž h f â€ž, i tention that the liinher w.can mule this j main road lo these severa markets the i less expense will be a'laclcd to lite open ing and keeping of it in/repair when | ibis survey is made andfull plates of the different routes with ti rep is thereto annexed are complete let them all hc presented to the legislature n to the hoard ol intern improvement in order j to get aid to assist or enable , , to open ' the road should it be objected by sonic i hia when we arrive at ihe south caro lina line at or near the head ol i nch'a creek that unless s c joins us ou la ! nor is lost ; i will observe thai there is j now u good road called the concord or k 1 fit kiver road that crosses ihe ifii^c pursuing it several miles thence on to cuttltlen i and about 15 miles farlhe along the ridge the lancasict r to chesterfield in crossing this ridge firrps i it for several miles ; nnd we have assur anres that the citizens of cheraw will meet us at the line i nnd it is then only i miles on excellent ground and a present a tolerable road thiouch ches terfield to cheraw on the whole from wha information i have collrctrd 1 ihink that to puisne htc road literally either to camden or cheraw will be os near a the prrscnt roads to those plans cither by lancaster or wadesborough should ibis turn out to be a fact there ran hi no hesitation in continuing our mad united and pursuing lhe ridge think of these things fellpw-eitizena and cnnimunicale your ideas to the pubj c hiom-h be same im m otanancc awy.iv.immtt n'ushingnm,4tli jtme i82s sf.alf.o proposal will be received bt this department until the ilst.fi.t nf june next r furnishing ilu following cannon halls vi â€¢ seven thousand five hundred 24 pounder can imn hdls t be delivered at fort delaware near newcaatlc bclaware the characters from which miner alogists pretend lo baser the existence rd nn ore iu tbe bowels of the earth aic all equivocal and suspicious the sav ape aspect of a mountain the nature oi the plants which print upon it,theexhal ations which arise irom ihe earthi all af ford characters 100 doublfuli for a i â– , mi able man lo risk hia fortune upon such indicaliona nlone six thousand 24 1 der cannon nails to be delivered at ncw-orl in . the halls are to be ras in iron moulds and vibe delivered on or before the ural dat ofo - tuber 18 r they will be inspected a thc manu.'a tori -. and at be cxpen.c of the united states but thev are in fie delivered at tfic place mentione'd at the cut a i risk of the contractors wiltts u-,e,.!i,t usluuisuii tl it t';e iiâ€žn of ii ci ililio sh ml 1 . â– â– in il irken no of th â– -..,, ,!,!..:, ',â– â– ne ! > .... t hril tin ., wheiln â– ,..,: i ' . "â– â€¢ lins in svorth car nlina are primitive , t i a question ", diffi cull solution nnr ,!., i think it me â– :," to inquire into tin mystery as ., full , .,,,. ,â€ž.,,,. n would not be attended with ant imports i i ... picnci -. . i have seen tfic fine used it ll - v intg tti m mines nnd â€žâ€¢â€¢ narli les i guld wa >â– und weights were found wilhin ih inches from it , ll s s ii the gold ,- not id â€žâ– f and la ,' 1 â– ''!'! bli ..â€ž,. i ,,' nd pu i i ts,,i,i,.i arolina mine â– except at bun where ii i found in iho v i a late rock embedded with iron i'yriles al this mine they ',,,,. l,i ,!,â– ,,â€žâ– in llu e.,r,h than nt nn nther , , â€¢;,,. slat | rh , ,,.,'. si depth dug ia 3d or Â« i ,.â– ,â€¢. i ,. where gold i round in the brnn lies in montgnm ry iho earth or mud is a some pla ces blue a others dark cllow red n i gray i termixed with sand and rocks and wh te ami red ii , us on the uplnnd i is found in earlla ,,, even cnli , iniermij d rem rally with white ,';,â€¢,,, i â– '., . , i d rocks i i iiii d iiibi ' ui th i as ii fi .-. id in the | n â€ž| ' ,,,|. ,. .. ei :, v iter course os thero : i |, re : , ten fit nrtutil ex pe m irego lean in foi.ndln â€¢. .,- , . â– ' . iunn.it nl i irthi ' i i ms . in e , ..! tu ih !.'.'"!" i '.' 1 ... intii . . t . ..â€¢"., .,'. ! â€¢ on i it left be gold more expo ed '-â€¢ " the dipping wand or divining rod is the j'ruit of superstition and ignorance ; and the ridicule which has been sneers sively thrown upon this rlass of impos lers bus diminished their numfiers a lhe same tmir that tfie numerous dupes of this class of men hate tendered iheir 4)4,7 4-4 1,4,4.1 in cui.v i i at hiitain ,', aymi^^^^^m i lie propniala should fie made m , each parcel and should its he p ice per pound persona di>poaÂ«l tn olter proposals will bi ts mis nn application ttiih ilu dimension .;â€¢ ihe ball and hm regulation foi inspecting them i..li,imi'iiltii il i , i nrn -^^^^^^^^^^^^â„¢ nearly half of this state is waicred or catawba neither ofwhtch are boatasloto any extent in ibis state and never will fie ; and both rivers running into south carolina nuliirallv lead the produce ol these western counties to that state â€” and except cotion nothing for a foreign mar ket is raised and but a small section ol these counties li nil it their interest to raise cotton all north of that sc-ciion raise such articles as will fi consumed by the cotton growers such as pork beef bacon wheal flour whiskey brandy corn and fruit all tlmsc unfiles we mual carry fit wagons no to one certain spot but to every man's door who raises cot tons and even if tve had boiling the heads ol our rivers we should have ,,, wagon or drive our produce for , he col ton raise.s to tin it doors or sell al ., reduced price as a proof of this yon find thai baron at fayettevilie cheraw ind aindcn has been selling at five and six cents for two or thee years past ; and 10 villi other produce at those plurc-s from these observations it appears lhat wc need good roads in order to cna ale us to carry or drive our produce to market villi ease and safety in order lo lo ibis let us take a view of our ground tr ridges â€” where these lie and to where tbey lend tfic two rivers yadkin and catanba bold rise in ihe blue ridge and tun nearly aouth nnd neaily parallel for 300 miles until they unite below george town s c iheir distance np.irt is ilividea the waters of the yadkin irom the catawba on lo ihe widow boglo'si this ridge continues on through iredell and mecklenburg and a public road is nt present esiablished nearly literally 0:1 tfic ridge for about ico miles south from ar , vvilksboro nnd it is perhaps as straight on the n li i>ioncd by a road as any in this state the morgan cut ol . i id ... ! large warts on ton and fayettevilie road excepted j and 1,1 luce ; bib when las seen in the neigh so far as it pursues the ridge is capable *â– Â»*>"""â– â– â– â– "; i ,[!â€žâ€¢â€ž,.- made as good a road a any in i.,!444';!444 , 4,.474i!,:,47 4 un '"Â«} sm "' " r hr - s ' mr ' li """ trtiukt gei b.rl a ilu above reward hv pursuing tins ridge it leads to the willbc given by , lo any one that will deliver head of l.viich's creek near the soiiil him to mc or io secure lorn in anv jnll o that carolina line thence turning lo the left i can get him again oilahlba sunn frt , j s a ,-â€ž!,,,â– lo t i lcr ,, w Â» .,â€ž,,.â€ž ,,â€ž,,. june lira ... : ., si'l'a w.vvt to druggist , . w rcbants country storekeepers an : i iers n glas ware " i'hc nature of the stones which com i pi , ;, mount aini is capable of furnishing some indications we know for ettam i pie that ores are sefifi'tn found it gra nite and oilier primitive mountains wc iknotv likewise that mountains ol mod ern !'â€¢' i ati u , untuin lb m vei e rareli ; and we find ihcm only in sci on lai > i mnumains in t fii i ihe s i.i , nil an cient calcareous sumc are void d 11 in preasions of shell o lhe presence i i ponderous spam forming a stratum or ten m hie miifime o the earth hus been cons.de ed by many mineralogi is us -. very good indicuiiun 20,000 grosa a â€¢ . ai ii a vials ; l.l ono do patent ' edicine do 1000 do cologne water bntil si i200d6 mustard and cayem - bottles s 701 /,-â– , qua botlles 3000 lo imlfgallon do ; fiooo do wasfiim â– nd f.agle pint flaaka ; 3000 do la ' â– ,- and kaglc do do ; 3000do vo d franklin do do j 2000 do ship franklin and agricul do 000 do assoitcd eagle c do 1000 do common ribbed do ; 4000 do bogle cornucopia he half pints ; 4500 do jarsi assorted all sizes ; 1000 do druggists nd confectioners show bottles 500 t do druggists packing botlles assort sizes ; 2000 do ncid bottles gro stoppers ; 2000 d tincture bottles assorted sizes . 3000 do mineral water bottles ; 6000 do snuff bottles j 5000 do demijohns diffcr cni sizes j " wlirn tie possess indications of the r tistencc of an ore in any place wc mat | use the borcri to confirm or destiny these suspicions at a small expense c holl.wd the head-dress ol ilu wnmen ia north holland is very extraordinary they have a little hair cut short and thin which is combed down un the forehead and powdered the caj , sticks close to their cars under which arc two little pieces nl silver or y;old r which nppear nt inch temple and at piece 111 n broad ribbon is under the cap on the hark part of the head a singular custom is likewise re tained in this country of having a door in every house which is never opened but when a corpse is carried nut which must lie brought through that dnor and no other 1 think that there is sum thing uncommonly solemn in ii : nnd s.,rh â€ž door in evert house would he an admirable memento to the family y it frequently happen that the veins ire nuked or uncovered : the mixture of stones nnd metals forms a kind of ce ment which irsists i he destructive ac tion nf time longer ilmn die res of bc mountain ; and ns those pulls of rocks connected by a mctallc cement present 3 btronger reaialance o lhe union of waters which inceseantly corrode and diminish mount ins and carry away iheir parla into tho rivera and lhe sea tie frequently observe tire veins projecting on hc sides of mountains incruated with some slight met hi impressions altered by the lapse ol time " the nature of an ore is judged from inspection and a alight acquaintance iwitb the si hire is sufficient to enable an observer to fotrn ,,â€ž inlimate judgment " from the nnchangeableness of gold by the solvents usually disengaged in na ture it is comparatively very seldom found luit in ihe name slate in ll.li ; stale it is never absolutely pure tun al ways mixed eilherwith silver copper or iron : it is usually fontid in rocks ol quar.a olwaya in small panicles or u r isrs .! tbe sands of several kivers al ford it in small plates or leaves " m,.si cjic.ii rivera carry gold with in ni even such rs do not take their rise : in mountaiua Â« in re gold is found in the sou i of france in transylvania and elacwhere in f.urope hia gold ia sepa rated by washing off the saml if n bun dred pounda ol sand contain l grains nf gold ii is said ihe separation is worth bt lending to j bul in am a five pounda of sand often contain 63 grains nl gold i be heaviest sand which is often black or rid liefi'.s in st - with a vamety of other glasavnrc all nf which fit manufactured st ihe philadelphia and ken sington lllass factor and in ipiulilt nn,l work mnnship is considered enual and in innnj 1 the articles superior to t'mg'i-li manufiic.ure for into fit t v dyott corner of se snd and he r philadelphia try a or + first-rate vial film , will meet with constant employment and good wages hy apptving as above lj films throughout the i'nited states who advert e fur t iv hyntt fit die year will please inserl lhe above till forbid lfnn h 1 1825 Â£ 'â€¢:' a citizen ok mcpklkxilinc june 7 1 82 j deaf 1x1 ril'mp a dctiraml dumb celel radon took place recently in thc city of new york when all the pupils which came under those denominations underwent a public ex amination in nn address from tfic rev dr m'at'ir.v it was staled that the pro portion which lhe deaf and dumb lie irs lo the general population is about i to 000 making a total of 6,000 in ihe united states of which ri ul belong to the mule of new york in the city ol n tt york lhe proportion ia said 10 lat double thc general average amongst the instances which were thought most worthy d sel ection was a female scholar who wâ€žs represented as one of four deaf mutes in lhe siine family and another young wo man who was stated to he one out of te pen children of the same parenta in that ( condition having made the t.uir nf the v hole province of holland and buffered nothing curio is to escape me my head nt present is a ,, nius 1 nn dleyof dvkes and pictures churches anil i canal bridges and atadthouses but :. void in rcspecl i the customs police and manners 1 the people the only useful knowledge to he acquired hy travelling i have been enough to confirm me in the justness of sir william tem , le'a opinion : who in speaking of holland il my memory misleads mc nnt says " that it is a country where the earth is better than the air ami profit m'.re in request than honor ;â€” where there is more truth than wit more good nature than good humor and more wealth than pleasure : u hera a man would choose rather ," travel than to live ; shall find more things lo observe than desire ; and more per sons to esteem lhan lo love m m m m m m m f m m m\^m\^m m m w >â– â– â€¢â– :â– â– â– - ~ " " 1 glllllill road to fayettevilie with bridges ove phlie auhacribcr respectfully informs tbe mer nc waters nnd perhaps not more than a chants of the i i sili-snn and the is or io miles foriher than any other citizen farmers nf his neighborhood thai he has road that is now travelled to fayettevilie jâ€žs crushed a large building 1 by 5j fir ll \ a i bv turning to thc light at the head i'l ... oj i th !â€ž run 1,1 icier and tint be is â– , . , . rr ,,.|. ||.,.,â€ž .â€ž ., , ;, |â€žâ€ž |â€ž ,â€ž nls .. ell li ted fur packing colton in ib ,â€žâ– â€ž!, si * *-Â» n ii s creea mere is a ridge lev manner fbr market lie assures his rrienda "' u ' llc wateis ol lynch's creek and who mav favor him with hi ir custom thai he black liver to the left and lhe waters l will bate their cotton parked 1 i up in thc thr catawba to tfic right on lo camden ; ncu.es manner aud in thc alinrtesl lime poaai and by keeping lhe liilge siill further in fit'miu n o'"'w,v'"',i ' 7 ' â– '""â– " m " icl,c Â»" r " r '" 5l y fefy "" *"** 7,44 i;i h4:"4,4 !; 7 ii â€ž an cc thence . the old road to charles â€¢',',-, lotha ihcy will fi Â«.â€žâ– .'â€¢.. , 'â– . ,',. â– ..-â– . ,,,â€ž. eon nthcyaond lie has located and built this i would suggest the propriety of hav â€¢ â€¢:-â– in iu at hi mill plantation two miles ing this ridge viewed surveyed and men 44 4'4-m ia "|"'"- aured to the different points j then il lhe â€” ' :.: . ridge io these different points did not ex state of n'oi'tli-cnrolimi "'â€¢ l evon '" "'* ao i c,,t - further ,,.â€ž,.,. ,,,,,., certainly the ridge ought to be prefe r,.u'!tt,,f pleas nnd quarter s Â» ' , t v)n this ridge n road can be made that es t li 4 47 â€¢'..,,' i !,. dim ,'.,. will enable four horses lo take 601 i ins ph inter judicial attachment levied mi as easy as 3000 lbs on thc other roads i un 1 ,'..-. ii appearing lo ih a'isf.ieiiiiii of the across tfic i ills and tvutci courses this :-',". let i di lee finite iiii ea im with r dge will one day either be paved or ' u'ln'midl-'l.e v '.'â– ii'me ' 1 4 "!" """ ,(: '' 'â– ' ilw * v t "" ' tl h t lid c i1cc ll i.ol 11 t 1 in i'i',4 ,. , ,.', l |, i,',i ,,' " 47 7 '"' a sit'lsle hill of more han live de tlce io the defe fit m â€ž.,,, m ,,' ti â€¢ grees elevation ai present wc ought tu a i cord on the ccond monday in act with a view to what may be pel man august nest and plead o cmurto ihl attach ,.â€ž,, u â€ž| â€ž| benefit i,.,i only lo oui selves ""'"' '-"â– â– !â€¢â– "â€¢â€¢.- iid;;ni i.i n e rendered hj ut lo f ulur _ generations let our main " i ' nd pnillllfl rmiilil md , | ., ... . â– â– joseph will un i ' ' '"â€¢- wl oui thai it will be per mi monday of mav a ii l 15 manent and hie longer it is used the bet !â– ., u.v , ter it will be tills ridge road will fie " daubentnn distinguishes eight varie lies of native gold â€” lat in powder 2nd i graina ; 3rd in small tpangh â– ; 4th in mass s , ith in iii menu , ifi in bran li rs like vegetables ; 7,1 in small platea ; mid b,h iii oi medial < m â€¢ 1 married on ihe eld april al lhe abbevt i ireh.ilalh rnglaud mr henry tsnlon ninety five years ol sge.to mrs 11 flnllon g d forti-icv n mi . lived with l.ia former wife 74 v ai -. fit wl â– had aeven children ih â– itluui s ixt yean old thi vem ralile i c a in age i 9.1 tun a fimik called the " lln.lc traveller now in circulation oh till a lab ri fi prcad " without ., woman sllhc fi ad ! gold is found mineralized hs sulphui together wilh iion wfii fi i . su posed io fie the connecting medium a london paper stales that " the im port ui u nl . niton ibis rear into lingland ui mil io two hundred and nine thou aand bags i fie imporlation lasl tear up in il.i â– aim petlod l nine u it nrio hundred and eighty iwo ihousand bags i fie balance in favor of the importation ibis year na compared with iht importa tion ol las year la twenty aix ihousunil bags and ye ific prices of cotton are much higher his year than ihey nro the last '. mnah '.'. rgian â€¢â– i his is the un dm us pyrites it it i i lâ€žse an , oâ€ž,p,u ,. l a briglhet and more 1 lively yellow than fie ordinary i't rill s . notwithstanding which ihcy are very dif ficult lo fie distinguished i fie gold can not le extracted by agua rcgla or until i imuli â€¢, ; fin a i oiding to a late author i'l in . fi di im 1 the following simple : melhod : i â– l-e a small quantity ul i'v i riles and digest it in thc i itri acid all the fieri ii in it'eis ti'ul fie diaolved < x cep the gold anil sulphur whh li will fi.fi to um bottom wash the residue under i ws.er till nothing more remains fiut a 1 t.liow brilliant i nwdi r this is ih ', old ac mini io mr sap one fi ii when it shall he s.i'ul of nny country in the world " my poor arc hap â€¢. i neither ignorance n,,r distress is io h found amongst tli.-m i my jails are empty of prisoners ; my streets of he irars the aged bre not in wantj the taxes are not oppressive -. the rational world is my friend because i nm the friend of its happin ss when th s thinge can he said then may lhat country boast its co lit lion and ov ir â€ž'.,,, ' l.'i information bus been received from oui squadron in hie pacifii ocean lo ihe 1st d march inst i hey wen on that day t chorll , .. id ti iliteia and ... . t,i rail ii i/d hu'.lth

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western carolinian vol vi salisbury j Â« e citizens ol ihe web imiii 11 iâ€ži,iii ; s a p.,,,1 tern part ol this state should look forward advertisements will be inserted at any oen for some benefit 10 be derived from the like a great canal o ui nd roads leading into it from the i ,, cent aetilcmctits on there rivrs and frequently from ever hern wi i , like tributary streams to this main tat mad for us all to carry our prcchic to our many markets t'n this road thei will be no waters to detr.i u r >-, iii . tbe damage ol our load o drown oui noises nod drives a sad calamity that attends the present roads of which v,o have evidence eve year mixehaj tun he pyrites by this method than lhe treat ment ttith lead " | mr p.ditor ab the north-carolina cold mines have attracted considerable attention throughout tho united states and many persons are now employed in searching for the precious metal tfic fol lowing ktlact from ...,,.!., l ,,â€ž minerslogj i metallurgy may not be unacceptable to that portion ol your rea ders whose opportunities hatcn.it afibr ded them leisure lo examine this subject these extracts however relate to the mines of south america and l-*iirope,*tcc dm in some respects they are applicable lo ihe north-carolina mine . m:mv ol tfic diffi uliies :,' nve cnume r i'i-d an no occur in wo i ii â– â– il e north carolina gold mine : lhe gold is al um found pure tl it ea 1 s pi rated f.'.m tin earth lit ,. . .â€¢ -. â– ,!, , ommori cil'atlvan c mil lies iv h i.t.rr lhe i ktcnt an i i ii ol ti mines nr known lo en i rprizlng im it iduals lhe will no doubt fie worked mi an extensive acol - nnd then immense cjiiantiiiesol gold must im found in limit t scumming the surface of the earth several pieces l 11 have been found worth 8150 r4s0 8500 ami 81800 this s certainly encouraging to ihe enterprising capitalist v iny tunc 27:1 ii xurrs per square for the drat insertion ind twent live cent for each subsequent one all i it ad ir 1 to tho editor must be psst-pai'l in tin v will not be attended to resources expended iy this state foi in ternal improvements we bate a board of internal improvement organized with state itngin ter â€” they have been in opera tion for several years and nl considerable expense ; hut their operations have been confined to the seabourd or to places ad j icenl and principally to thc east in see tion of lhe slate the geographical situ tion of ihe above counties together withj four others still more to the west is s.icbj as to receive little benefit from ihe opera j linns of the hoard heretofore executed unless we can have roads o carry our produce to fayettevilie or wilmington it is rue :. road from fayet'eville to mot ganton has been laid out and opened by act of assrmbly ; and it is also true that a great part of that toad is loiind impas sable bv loaded wagons and is on nl isl and grown up owing lo its being laid out over all the lulls sua up and waicr cour ses which intersect a direct line between pcrbtps ask how are wc to obtain ibis groar object ! dy instructing oui member to lhe legislature to obtain a certain sum to defray the expense of viewing and surveying the diltci cut routes under thc direction of our slate engineer ; and a few say 3 nr 4 old intelligent wagoners selected from wilkes ami ihe upper end of iredell to view this ridse and survey it on lo the slate line on ootb sides of the head ol i inch's creek nnd from thence lo cam den und cl.cr.iti ; and also io surrey the present route t cumdcn l,v charlotte crossing near tin inn , ilhs o sugar creek and m'alpit.'s creek by lancaster to camden ; also i hi present route lo che raw bv wadcsborsugh c these mir veyr being made uul the ground well viewed they will cinhlc any judicious set of men to detcrm'.ne on the ionic to he pursued for a lasting and permanent j.oac â€žâ€ž â€ž,,., i y ,, â€ž h f â€ž, i tention that the liinher w.can mule this j main road lo these severa markets the i less expense will be a'laclcd to lite open ing and keeping of it in/repair when | ibis survey is made andfull plates of the different routes with ti rep is thereto annexed are complete let them all hc presented to the legislature n to the hoard ol intern improvement in order j to get aid to assist or enable , , to open ' the road should it be objected by sonic i hia when we arrive at ihe south caro lina line at or near the head ol i nch'a creek that unless s c joins us ou la ! nor is lost ; i will observe thai there is j now u good road called the concord or k 1 fit kiver road that crosses ihe ifii^c pursuing it several miles thence on to cuttltlen i and about 15 miles farlhe along the ridge the lancasict r to chesterfield in crossing this ridge firrps i it for several miles ; nnd we have assur anres that the citizens of cheraw will meet us at the line i nnd it is then only i miles on excellent ground and a present a tolerable road thiouch ches terfield to cheraw on the whole from wha information i have collrctrd 1 ihink that to puisne htc road literally either to camden or cheraw will be os near a the prrscnt roads to those plans cither by lancaster or wadesborough should ibis turn out to be a fact there ran hi no hesitation in continuing our mad united and pursuing lhe ridge think of these things fellpw-eitizena and cnnimunicale your ideas to the pubj c hiom-h be same im m otanancc awy.iv.immtt n'ushingnm,4tli jtme i82s sf.alf.o proposal will be received bt this department until the ilst.fi.t nf june next r furnishing ilu following cannon halls vi â€¢ seven thousand five hundred 24 pounder can imn hdls t be delivered at fort delaware near newcaatlc bclaware the characters from which miner alogists pretend lo baser the existence rd nn ore iu tbe bowels of the earth aic all equivocal and suspicious the sav ape aspect of a mountain the nature oi the plants which print upon it,theexhal ations which arise irom ihe earthi all af ford characters 100 doublfuli for a i â– , mi able man lo risk hia fortune upon such indicaliona nlone six thousand 24 1 der cannon nails to be delivered at ncw-orl in . the halls are to be ras in iron moulds and vibe delivered on or before the ural dat ofo - tuber 18 r they will be inspected a thc manu.'a tori -. and at be cxpen.c of the united states but thev are in fie delivered at tfic place mentione'd at the cut a i risk of the contractors wiltts u-,e,.!i,t usluuisuii tl it t';e iiâ€žn of ii ci ililio sh ml 1 . â– â– in il irken no of th â– -..,, ,!,!..:, ',â– â– ne ! > .... t hril tin ., wheiln â– ,..,: i ' . "â– â€¢ lins in svorth car nlina are primitive , t i a question ", diffi cull solution nnr ,!., i think it me â– :," to inquire into tin mystery as ., full , .,,,. ,â€ž.,,,. n would not be attended with ant imports i i ... picnci -. . i have seen tfic fine used it ll - v intg tti m mines nnd â€žâ€¢â€¢ narli les i guld wa >â– und weights were found wilhin ih inches from it , ll s s ii the gold ,- not id â€žâ– f and la ,' 1 â– ''!'! bli ..â€ž,. i ,,' nd pu i i ts,,i,i,.i arolina mine â– except at bun where ii i found in iho v i a late rock embedded with iron i'yriles al this mine they ',,,,. l,i ,!,â– ,,â€žâ– in llu e.,r,h than nt nn nther , , â€¢;,,. slat | rh , ,,.,'. si depth dug ia 3d or Â« i ,.â– ,â€¢. i ,. where gold i round in the brnn lies in montgnm ry iho earth or mud is a some pla ces blue a others dark cllow red n i gray i termixed with sand and rocks and wh te ami red ii , us on the uplnnd i is found in earlla ,,, even cnli , iniermij d rem rally with white ,';,â€¢,,, i â– '., . , i d rocks i i iiii d iiibi ' ui th i as ii fi .-. id in the | n â€ž| ' ,,,|. ,. .. ei :, v iter course os thero : i |, re : , ten fit nrtutil ex pe m irego lean in foi.ndln â€¢. .,- , . â– ' . iunn.it nl i irthi ' i i ms . in e , ..! tu ih !.'.'"!" i '.' 1 ... intii . . t . ..â€¢"., .,'. ! â€¢ on i it left be gold more expo ed '-â€¢ " the dipping wand or divining rod is the j'ruit of superstition and ignorance ; and the ridicule which has been sneers sively thrown upon this rlass of impos lers bus diminished their numfiers a lhe same tmir that tfie numerous dupes of this class of men hate tendered iheir 4)4,7 4-4 1,4,4.1 in cui.v i i at hiitain ,', aymi^^^^^m i lie propniala should fie made m , each parcel and should its he p ice per pound persona di>poaÂ«l tn olter proposals will bi ts mis nn application ttiih ilu dimension .;â€¢ ihe ball and hm regulation foi inspecting them i..li,imi'iiltii il i , i nrn -^^^^^^^^^^^^â„¢ nearly half of this state is waicred or catawba neither ofwhtch are boatasloto any extent in ibis state and never will fie ; and both rivers running into south carolina nuliirallv lead the produce ol these western counties to that state â€” and except cotion nothing for a foreign mar ket is raised and but a small section ol these counties li nil it their interest to raise cotton all north of that sc-ciion raise such articles as will fi consumed by the cotton growers such as pork beef bacon wheal flour whiskey brandy corn and fruit all tlmsc unfiles we mual carry fit wagons no to one certain spot but to every man's door who raises cot tons and even if tve had boiling the heads ol our rivers we should have ,,, wagon or drive our produce for , he col ton raise.s to tin it doors or sell al ., reduced price as a proof of this yon find thai baron at fayettevilie cheraw ind aindcn has been selling at five and six cents for two or thee years past ; and 10 villi other produce at those plurc-s from these observations it appears lhat wc need good roads in order to cna ale us to carry or drive our produce to market villi ease and safety in order lo lo ibis let us take a view of our ground tr ridges â€” where these lie and to where tbey lend tfic two rivers yadkin and catanba bold rise in ihe blue ridge and tun nearly aouth nnd neaily parallel for 300 miles until they unite below george town s c iheir distance np.irt is ilividea the waters of the yadkin irom the catawba on lo ihe widow boglo'si this ridge continues on through iredell and mecklenburg and a public road is nt present esiablished nearly literally 0:1 tfic ridge for about ico miles south from ar , vvilksboro nnd it is perhaps as straight on the n li i>ioncd by a road as any in this state the morgan cut ol . i id ... ! large warts on ton and fayettevilie road excepted j and 1,1 luce ; bib when las seen in the neigh so far as it pursues the ridge is capable *â– Â»*>"""â– â– â– â– "; i ,[!â€žâ€¢â€ž,.- made as good a road a any in i.,!444';!444 , 4,.474i!,:,47 4 un '"Â«} sm "' " r hr - s ' mr ' li """ trtiukt gei b.rl a ilu above reward hv pursuing tins ridge it leads to the willbc given by , lo any one that will deliver head of l.viich's creek near the soiiil him to mc or io secure lorn in anv jnll o that carolina line thence turning lo the left i can get him again oilahlba sunn frt , j s a ,-â€ž!,,,â– lo t i lcr ,, w Â» .,â€ž,,.â€ž ,,â€ž,,. june lira ... : ., si'l'a w.vvt to druggist , . w rcbants country storekeepers an : i iers n glas ware " i'hc nature of the stones which com i pi , ;, mount aini is capable of furnishing some indications we know for ettam i pie that ores are sefifi'tn found it gra nite and oilier primitive mountains wc iknotv likewise that mountains ol mod ern !'â€¢' i ati u , untuin lb m vei e rareli ; and we find ihcm only in sci on lai > i mnumains in t fii i ihe s i.i , nil an cient calcareous sumc are void d 11 in preasions of shell o lhe presence i i ponderous spam forming a stratum or ten m hie miifime o the earth hus been cons.de ed by many mineralogi is us -. very good indicuiiun 20,000 grosa a â€¢ . ai ii a vials ; l.l ono do patent ' edicine do 1000 do cologne water bntil si i200d6 mustard and cayem - bottles s 701 /,-â– , qua botlles 3000 lo imlfgallon do ; fiooo do wasfiim â– nd f.agle pint flaaka ; 3000 do la ' â– ,- and kaglc do do ; 3000do vo d franklin do do j 2000 do ship franklin and agricul do 000 do assoitcd eagle c do 1000 do common ribbed do ; 4000 do bogle cornucopia he half pints ; 4500 do jarsi assorted all sizes ; 1000 do druggists nd confectioners show bottles 500 t do druggists packing botlles assort sizes ; 2000 do ncid bottles gro stoppers ; 2000 d tincture bottles assorted sizes . 3000 do mineral water bottles ; 6000 do snuff bottles j 5000 do demijohns diffcr cni sizes j " wlirn tie possess indications of the r tistencc of an ore in any place wc mat | use the borcri to confirm or destiny these suspicions at a small expense c holl.wd the head-dress ol ilu wnmen ia north holland is very extraordinary they have a little hair cut short and thin which is combed down un the forehead and powdered the caj , sticks close to their cars under which arc two little pieces nl silver or y;old r which nppear nt inch temple and at piece 111 n broad ribbon is under the cap on the hark part of the head a singular custom is likewise re tained in this country of having a door in every house which is never opened but when a corpse is carried nut which must lie brought through that dnor and no other 1 think that there is sum thing uncommonly solemn in ii : nnd s.,rh â€ž door in evert house would he an admirable memento to the family y it frequently happen that the veins ire nuked or uncovered : the mixture of stones nnd metals forms a kind of ce ment which irsists i he destructive ac tion nf time longer ilmn die res of bc mountain ; and ns those pulls of rocks connected by a mctallc cement present 3 btronger reaialance o lhe union of waters which inceseantly corrode and diminish mount ins and carry away iheir parla into tho rivera and lhe sea tie frequently observe tire veins projecting on hc sides of mountains incruated with some slight met hi impressions altered by the lapse ol time " the nature of an ore is judged from inspection and a alight acquaintance iwitb the si hire is sufficient to enable an observer to fotrn ,,â€ž inlimate judgment " from the nnchangeableness of gold by the solvents usually disengaged in na ture it is comparatively very seldom found luit in ihe name slate in ll.li ; stale it is never absolutely pure tun al ways mixed eilherwith silver copper or iron : it is usually fontid in rocks ol quar.a olwaya in small panicles or u r isrs .! tbe sands of several kivers al ford it in small plates or leaves " m,.si cjic.ii rivera carry gold with in ni even such rs do not take their rise : in mountaiua Â« in re gold is found in the sou i of france in transylvania and elacwhere in f.urope hia gold ia sepa rated by washing off the saml if n bun dred pounda ol sand contain l grains nf gold ii is said ihe separation is worth bt lending to j bul in am a five pounda of sand often contain 63 grains nl gold i be heaviest sand which is often black or rid liefi'.s in st - with a vamety of other glasavnrc all nf which fit manufactured st ihe philadelphia and ken sington lllass factor and in ipiulilt nn,l work mnnship is considered enual and in innnj 1 the articles superior to t'mg'i-li manufiic.ure for into fit t v dyott corner of se snd and he r philadelphia try a or + first-rate vial film , will meet with constant employment and good wages hy apptving as above lj films throughout the i'nited states who advert e fur t iv hyntt fit die year will please inserl lhe above till forbid lfnn h 1 1825 Â£ 'â€¢:' a citizen ok mcpklkxilinc june 7 1 82 j deaf 1x1 ril'mp a dctiraml dumb celel radon took place recently in thc city of new york when all the pupils which came under those denominations underwent a public ex amination in nn address from tfic rev dr m'at'ir.v it was staled that the pro portion which lhe deaf and dumb lie irs lo the general population is about i to 000 making a total of 6,000 in ihe united states of which ri ul belong to the mule of new york in the city ol n tt york lhe proportion ia said 10 lat double thc general average amongst the instances which were thought most worthy d sel ection was a female scholar who wâ€žs represented as one of four deaf mutes in lhe siine family and another young wo man who was stated to he one out of te pen children of the same parenta in that ( condition having made the t.uir nf the v hole province of holland and buffered nothing curio is to escape me my head nt present is a ,, nius 1 nn dleyof dvkes and pictures churches anil i canal bridges and atadthouses but :. void in rcspecl i the customs police and manners 1 the people the only useful knowledge to he acquired hy travelling i have been enough to confirm me in the justness of sir william tem , le'a opinion : who in speaking of holland il my memory misleads mc nnt says " that it is a country where the earth is better than the air ami profit m'.re in request than honor ;â€” where there is more truth than wit more good nature than good humor and more wealth than pleasure : u hera a man would choose rather ," travel than to live ; shall find more things lo observe than desire ; and more per sons to esteem lhan lo love m m m m m m m f m m m\^m\^m m m w >â– â– â€¢â– :â– â– â– - ~ " " 1 glllllill road to fayettevilie with bridges ove phlie auhacribcr respectfully informs tbe mer nc waters nnd perhaps not more than a chants of the i i sili-snn and the is or io miles foriher than any other citizen farmers nf his neighborhood thai he has road that is now travelled to fayettevilie jâ€žs crushed a large building 1 by 5j fir ll \ a i bv turning to thc light at the head i'l ... oj i th !â€ž run 1,1 icier and tint be is â– , . , . rr ,,.|. ||.,.,â€ž .â€ž ., , ;, |â€žâ€ž |â€ž ,â€ž nls .. ell li ted fur packing colton in ib ,â€žâ– â€ž!, si * *-Â» n ii s creea mere is a ridge lev manner fbr market lie assures his rrienda "' u ' llc wateis ol lynch's creek and who mav favor him with hi ir custom thai he black liver to the left and lhe waters l will bate their cotton parked 1 i up in thc thr catawba to tfic right on lo camden ; ncu.es manner aud in thc alinrtesl lime poaai and by keeping lhe liilge siill further in fit'miu n o'"'w,v'"',i ' 7 ' â– '""â– " m " icl,c Â»" r " r '" 5l y fefy "" *"** 7,44 i;i h4:"4,4 !; 7 ii â€ž an cc thence . the old road to charles â€¢',',-, lotha ihcy will fi Â«.â€žâ– .'â€¢.. , 'â– . ,',. â– ..-â– . ,,,â€ž. eon nthcyaond lie has located and built this i would suggest the propriety of hav â€¢ â€¢:-â– in iu at hi mill plantation two miles ing this ridge viewed surveyed and men 44 4'4-m ia "|"'"- aured to the different points j then il lhe â€” ' :.: . ridge io these different points did not ex state of n'oi'tli-cnrolimi "'â€¢ l evon '" "'* ao i c,,t - further ,,.â€ž,.,. ,,,,,., certainly the ridge ought to be prefe r,.u'!tt,,f pleas nnd quarter s Â» ' , t v)n this ridge n road can be made that es t li 4 47 â€¢'..,,' i !,. dim ,'.,. will enable four horses lo take 601 i ins ph inter judicial attachment levied mi as easy as 3000 lbs on thc other roads i un 1 ,'..-. ii appearing lo ih a'isf.ieiiiiii of the across tfic i ills and tvutci courses this :-',". let i di lee finite iiii ea im with r dge will one day either be paved or ' u'ln'midl-'l.e v '.'â– ii'me ' 1 4 "!" """ ,(: '' 'â– ' ilw * v t "" ' tl h t lid c i1cc ll i.ol 11 t 1 in i'i',4 ,. , ,.', l |, i,',i ,,' " 47 7 '"' a sit'lsle hill of more han live de tlce io the defe fit m â€ž.,,, m ,,' ti â€¢ grees elevation ai present wc ought tu a i cord on the ccond monday in act with a view to what may be pel man august nest and plead o cmurto ihl attach ,.â€ž,, u â€ž| â€ž| benefit i,.,i only lo oui selves ""'"' '-"â– â– !â€¢â– "â€¢â€¢.- iid;;ni i.i n e rendered hj ut lo f ulur _ generations let our main " i ' nd pnillllfl rmiilil md , | ., ... . â– â– joseph will un i ' ' '"â€¢- wl oui thai it will be per mi monday of mav a ii l 15 manent and hie longer it is used the bet !â– ., u.v , ter it will be tills ridge road will fie " daubentnn distinguishes eight varie lies of native gold â€” lat in powder 2nd i graina ; 3rd in small tpangh â– ; 4th in mass s , ith in iii menu , ifi in bran li rs like vegetables ; 7,1 in small platea ; mid b,h iii oi medial < m â€¢ 1 married on ihe eld april al lhe abbevt i ireh.ilalh rnglaud mr henry tsnlon ninety five years ol sge.to mrs 11 flnllon g d forti-icv n mi . lived with l.ia former wife 74 v ai -. fit wl â– had aeven children ih â– itluui s ixt yean old thi vem ralile i c a in age i 9.1 tun a fimik called the " lln.lc traveller now in circulation oh till a lab ri fi prcad " without ., woman sllhc fi ad ! gold is found mineralized hs sulphui together wilh iion wfii fi i . su posed io fie the connecting medium a london paper stales that " the im port ui u nl . niton ibis rear into lingland ui mil io two hundred and nine thou aand bags i fie imporlation lasl tear up in il.i â– aim petlod l nine u it nrio hundred and eighty iwo ihousand bags i fie balance in favor of the importation ibis year na compared with iht importa tion ol las year la twenty aix ihousunil bags and ye ific prices of cotton are much higher his year than ihey nro the last '. mnah '.'. rgian â€¢â– i his is the un dm us pyrites it it i i lâ€žse an , oâ€ž,p,u ,. l a briglhet and more 1 lively yellow than fie ordinary i't rill s . notwithstanding which ihcy are very dif ficult lo fie distinguished i fie gold can not le extracted by agua rcgla or until i imuli â€¢, ; fin a i oiding to a late author i'l in . fi di im 1 the following simple : melhod : i â– l-e a small quantity ul i'v i riles and digest it in thc i itri acid all the fieri ii in it'eis ti'ul fie diaolved < x cep the gold anil sulphur whh li will fi.fi to um bottom wash the residue under i ws.er till nothing more remains fiut a 1 t.liow brilliant i nwdi r this is ih ', old ac mini io mr sap one fi ii when it shall he s.i'ul of nny country in the world " my poor arc hap â€¢. i neither ignorance n,,r distress is io h found amongst tli.-m i my jails are empty of prisoners ; my streets of he irars the aged bre not in wantj the taxes are not oppressive -. the rational world is my friend because i nm the friend of its happin ss when th s thinge can he said then may lhat country boast its co lit lion and ov ir â€ž'.,,, ' l.'i information bus been received from oui squadron in hie pacifii ocean lo ihe 1st d march inst i hey wen on that day t chorll , .. id ti iliteia and ... . t,i rail ii i/d hu'.lth